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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:48:00 GMT
How Chile became an unlikely winner in the Covid-19 vaccine race
By Veronica Díaz-Cerda (*) – At first glance, it may seem that the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines has been won by western nations. But alongside the UK, Canada, USA and EU, another country has also secured a high number o...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:20:00 GMT
Ecuadorean presidential candidates accept a partial recount of votes to decide on who goes on to the runoff
Ecuador's Electoral Council announced on Friday a partial recount of Sunday's presidential vote following a request from the two candidates battling for second place.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Brazilian tourism industry lost some US$ 50bn and 13% of sector jobs in 2020
The Brazilian tourism sector lost 261.3 billion Reais (some US$ 49bn) last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Confederation of Commerce, Goods, Service and Tourism (CNC) said on Thursday.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:06:00 GMT
Magallanes Region salmon farmers agree on an Ethics Code, first in Chile
An Ethics Code to guide Chilean fish farms was announced and apparently accepted by the industry, the Salmon Breeders of Magallanes Region Association said in a release.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:17:00 GMT
Next president of Ecuador will have to govern with a fragmented legislature
The recent general elections in Ecuador defined a legislative panorama radically different from the previous one, with two forces that will hold more than 50% of the total of 137 seats, the Correista alliance Union for Hope (UN...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:42:00 GMT
Ecuadorean presidential runoff in April between a populist and a conservative banker
Ecuadorean presidential candidate Andres Arauz, and protegé of ex populist president Rafael Correa claimed victory in Sunday's election, although exit polls indicate he will face a runoff on 11 April, according to primary resu...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:38:00 GMT
Latin America's second economy grew 12% in third quarter but still 8,6%, below year to year
Mexico’s economy contracted 8.5% in 2020, the largest single-year drop since 1932 and the second consecutive year of economic contraction, worsened due to the Covid-19’s pandemic. Latin America's second economy, the gross d...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:25:00 GMT
Ecuador Sunday election, a return to heterodox populist economic policies?
Uncertain times ahead for Ecuador, if after four years of orthodox economic policies to try and balance government accounts and restructure foreign debt are followed by promises of heterodox economics and populist handouts.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:16:00 GMT
All ready for Sunday elections in Ecuador: 13 million eligible to vote on Sunday
Ecuador is ready to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a successor to President Lenin Moreno and legislative members of the National Assembly (Congress) amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s National Electoral Council ...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Uruguay, one the very few "full democracies" in the world, The Economist
Uruguay leads as one of four full democracies in the Americas, according to the Democracy Index 2020, published by The Economist. Uruguay scored 8,61 points out of a possible 10 and ranked fifteenth at world level, while the ot...



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